إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ   

Verily, the believers are such that when Allah is mentioned, they feel a tremor in their hearts

    A believer is a person with a deep faith in Allah and Islam.  His faith is solid with no hesitation or doubt, and his dedication to Islam is through the awareness of Allah and loving Him.

Ø But a believer should also feel the Faith in the depth of his heart.  Upon hearing of Allah such a believer will undergo certain inner feelings of awe, and reverence.  Allah's love and fear will cause the heart to tremble.

Ø The true believer will feel the presence of Allah in his heart, and will in turn do works for the cause of Allah and Islam.

 وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ   

And when His signs are recited to them they increase their faith, and upon their Lord they rely;

    A believer's heart longs for the knowledge of Allah, longs to acquire more of it, and feels comfort by it.

    A believer's heart is always in search of ways to feel the presence of Allah (swt), and the best way is to hear Allah's Book, the Holy Quran, recited.  This will:

    ·        fill his heart with reverence,

    ·        increase and strengthen his faith, and

    ·        make him feel peace and serenity inside.

Ø The Holy Quran speaks directly to the heart of the believer.  A person that is receptive to the Quran will be guided more and more.

Ø A believer, putting his trust in Allah, will:

    ·        rely on Allah in every facet, endeavor, or deed in life.

    ·        commit himself to Allah and submit to Him,

    ·        ask only Allah Almighty, and try to please Him,

Seek protection of Allah and look for security and safety through Him and only Him.

الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ   

who establish regular Salats, and spend out of what We have provided them with.

    A believer takes faith as an inner personal feeling, which is expressed by establishing regular Salat.

    Therefore, establishing Salat is an expression of the inner-most feeling toward Allah.  For a believer the Salat will show:

    ·        his reverence and appreciation to Allah,

    ·        his obedience and commitment to Allah.

    ·        a renewed communion, on a repeated basis, with Allah,

    ·        he seeks to feel Allah's presence several times a day, and

    ·        he seeks the love of Allah through it.

    Salat is an external expression of the inner feeling of the good faith.

Ø However, a Salat is meaningless if it only consists of standing, bowing, and prostrating.  In such cases it is no more than a simple physical exercise.  To be meaningful, during the Salat the believer should sense that he is in Allah's presence.  Thus, it becomes a renewal of this obedience to Allah and to His faith, Islam.  The Salat should bring to the believer's memory his allegiance or commitment to abide by Allah's teachings and guidance.

Ø This Ayah also mentions that besides the Salat a believer extends of himself to help others by:

    ·        giving of his wealth or possession on regular basis,

    ·        using his brains to produce for Islam, and

    ·        mobilize his capabilities for the purpose.

Ø Therefore, a believer rejoices in his inner faith in Allah, and upon hearing the Quran it will increase his faith.  A believer totally relies on Allah, establishes regular Salat, and shares with others of what Allah has given him.

أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا  

لَّهُمْ دَرَجَاتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ  

They are the true believers:  For them are (exalted) grades with their Lord, forgiveness, and honorable sustenance.

    Believers who have the above distinctive qualities will have the best in this life and the reward of the Hereafter.

    Such qualities vary in degree from one person to another, since each person has his:

    ·        own capacity,

    ·        degree of understanding,

    ·        hold on the high qualities, and

    ·        own circumstances, environment, and culture.

    Therefore, when judging a person Allah will consider and evaluate all these factors along with the person's inner feelings and works for Islam.

    The believers love Allah and Allah loves them.  Even so, they attain variable exalted degrees (of grace) in His eyes.  In the Hereafter believers will have variable levels of honor and privilege.  This shows the extreme degree of Allah's justice and fairness.

    Allah Almighty has also taken it on Himself to forgive the believers and to engulf them in His mercy and grace.  For them there is a super-generosity and a great bounty.  They will be amply rewarded.